From one hip-hop mogul to another, Dr. Dre is showing love to JAY-Z. After the news broke that Jay had sold a 50-percent stake in his Armand de Brignac champagne brand to luxury lifestyle giant LVMH, Dre took to social media to congratulate him.
Dr. Dre Tips His Cap To JAY-Z: ‘That’s Black Excellence’
No stranger to success with his Beats By Dre empire, Dr. Dre recognized another boss player in JAY-Z. Dre posted a pic on Instagram with his own Armand de Brignac and congratulated the recent merger, as JAY-Z made a deal with the same conglomerate that owns Dior, Hennessy, Louis Vuitton and Rihanna‘s Fenty line, among many others.
Congratulations Jay Z!!
Dope AF!!
That’s Black Excellence.
NEWSDr. Dre Breaks Silence On Wife + Divorce In New SongJAY-Z Does Big Business With LVMH
With all due respect to rap superstar Drake, his @champagnepapi Instagram handle might be better suited for JAY-Z. Although financial terms were not disclosed, it’s safe to assume the rich (JAY) got richer in the deal between Hov and LVMH.
Congrats my brother!!!! Keep showing the way! You took the risk, now you are literally cashing in on the reward!!! YESSIR! Another Win for the Good Guys.. Use to drink Cristal them fu**as racist/Move to them GOLD bottles on to the Spades shit! ♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️ ????? photos taking by the great @ravieb#BlackExcellence✊?? (LeBron James)
NEWSNas Pays Homage + Honors Malcolm XRihanna’s Fenty Fashion House Closing
While RiRi’s Paris-based Fenty fashion house is closing, she and LVMH will be reportedly focusing their time on Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin. Savage X Fenty will also be at the forefront of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s attention, as L Catterton, which LVMH has a stake in, is investing in the lingerie company.
Per reports from both Women’s Wear Daily and Business of Fashion on Wednesday, LVMH and Rihanna have come to an agreement in which the Fenty maison will be closed. In a statement to WWD, an LVMH rep said the luxury conglomerate and the proven multi-hyphenate “have jointly made the decision to put on hold the RTW activity, based in Europe, pending better conditions.” (Yahoo! Finance)
JAY-Z + Jack Dorsey Create Bitcoin Development Fund
JAY-Z reportedly partnered up with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to create an endowment to fund Bitcoin development, initially in Africa and India.
“JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund #Bitcoin development, initially focused on teams in Africa & India. It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us. We need 3 board members to start:”
